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Big zoom for a small price

You don't have to pay SLR prices to get powerful features from a digital camera. The Pentax X-5 delivers stunning close-ups with its 26X optical zoom, so you can get in tight on subjects from long range, whether you're trying to capture a bird in a tree or your child in the outfield. But what about when your lens is mere inches from what you're shooting? The X-5's auto macro mode automatically adjusts the focus for beautiful macro shots to capture the brilliance of a blooming flower or that weird-looking spider on your porch. The X-5's large backlit CMOS sensor limits noise for high-resolution images even when shooting in low light.

A tiltable display for more shooting angles

Ever find yourself trying to shoot a photo on your tiptoes? The X-5 won't make you taller, but you can get those hard-to-reach shots thanks to its 3-inch tiltable LCD display. Angle the display down and hold your camera high to take pictures right over the heads of the crowd. Or tilt it upward and hold the camera down low to get a view of the action from your child's point of view. There's also an electronic viewfinder for when your want to just hold the camera to your eye for accurate framing.

Connections and Dimensions:

Supplied Accessories:

lens cap and string

USB cable

shoulder strap

4 "AA" batteries

software CD-ROM

Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever

From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them.

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General Features

26x Optical Zoom Lens: The Pentax X-5 is a long-zoom digital camera with a
26x optical zoom lens. The X-5's super-telephoto lens has a focal length of
4-104mm, which is equivalent to 22.3-580mm (35mm). This gives you the ability to
shoot most any subject, either near or far.

3.0" Tiltable LCD Monitor: The camera features a large, bright 3.0" LCD monitor
for viewing the camera settings, framing your shots, and playing
back recorded still images and movies. The monitor's 460,000-dot resolution
gives you crystal clear images. The tiltable monitor can be lowered down to
approximately 60° or raised upward to
approximately 90°.

Viewfinder: In addition to the 3" LCD monitor, the X-5 has
an electronic viewfinder with approximately 230,000 dots. A diopter adjustment
lets you focus the viewfinder to your personal eyesight, if needed.

Image Sensor: The X-5 is equipped with a 1/2.33" CMOS image sensor. It has 16.37 million total
pixels and 16 million effective pixels.

Shake Reduction (SR): The X-5 is equipped with the Pentax
Shake Reduction (SR) system, which uses a magnetic force to move the image
sensor at high speeds, compensating for camera shake. In addition, Electronic
Shake Reduction can be added, if needed (Dual). Movie Shake Reduction is also available for
movie recording.

Internal Memory/Recording Media: The camera can record still images and movies onto
its 75.3 MB internal memory, or SD
Memory Cards, SDHC Memory Cards, and SDXC Memory Cards. The camera is also
compatible with Eye-Fi cards that can transfer images wireless to a computer or
similar device via Wi-Fi.

Still Image Formats: The X-5 can shoot JPEG still images in
11 sizes
in 4:3, 16:9 or 1:1 aspect ratios. You can set the image quality level
(compression ratio) for each size to Best, Better, or Good. Image sizes include:

16M (4:3): 4608 x 3456

12M (1:1): 3456 x 3456

12M (16:9): 4608 x 2592

7M (4:3): 3072 x 2304

5M (16:9): 3072 x 1728

5M (4:3): 2592 x 1944

4M (16:9): 2592 x 1464

3M (4:3): 2048 x 1536

2M (16:9): 1920 x 1080

1024 (4:3): 1024 x 768

640 (4:3): 640 x 480

Movie Recording: High Definition movies can be recorded in
the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format with audio recorded with the built-in monaural
microphone. You can choose from Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 30 frames per second, or 1280 x 720 at 60
or 30 fps. Standard def
movies can also be recorded at 640 x 480 pixels (4:3) at 30 fps. The
Quality Level is fixed at "Better."

Focus Modes: You can set the focus mode to one of the
following:

AF (standard): Used when distance to subject is 16" or
more.

Macro: Used when the distance to the subject is 4" to
20".

1cm Macro: Used when the distance to the subject is
0.4" to 8"

Infinity: Used for taking distant objects.

MF (manual focus): Lets you adjust the focus manually.

AF Area Selection: Lets you select an area of the
subject to focus on.

Drive Modes: The X-5 offers multiple Drive Mode options,
including:

Single Frame: The camera takes a single photograph each
time the shutter release button is pressed.

Continuous Shooting: Multiple photos are taken while the shutter release
button is pressed fully at approximately 1.12 frames per second at full
resolution.

Self-Timer: A single photo is taken after approximately 1
seconds to allow the photographer to get into the picture. A 2-second self
timer can be used to avoid camera shake when the shutter release button is
pressed.

Remote Control: Using the optional remote control, the shutter is
released immediately after the shutter release button on the remote is
pressed. You can
also use the remote control for continuous shooting. Pentax
offers the optional Remote Control F or Waterproof Remote Control
O-RC1.

Auto Bracketing: You can take three consecutive images
at different exposure levels when the shutter release button is pressed. The
selected images are saved with each release: at standard exposure, one
underexposed, and one overexposed.

Metering: You can select the portion of the image sensor to use for
measuring brightness and determining exposure:

Movie: Lets you record movies in High or Standard
Definition with sound.

User: You can save exposure settings and recall them
when needed.

Manual Exposure (M): After the shutter speed and aperture are
automatically set for the proper exposure, you can change both settings to
obtain the effect you desire.

Program AE (P): The camera automatically sets the shutter
speed and aperture value to obtain a proper exposure.

EV Compensation: You can deliberately overexpose or underexpose a
picture using EV Compensation. The compensation value can be set between -2 and +2 EV
at 1/3 EV steps.

White Balance: White Balance is a function for adjusting the color of
an image so that white objects appear white. You can choose Automatic White
Balance (AWB), or a preset White Balance depending upon the lighting source:
Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (3 types), or Manual. You can save three settings in the Manual
and Color Temperature white balance modes.

ISO Sensitivity: You can set the sensitivity to suit the
brightness of the surroundings. The sensitivity can be set to ISO AUTO or
manually to ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, or 6400. The Auto Sensitivity
Range can be set to 100-200, 100-400, 100-800, 100-1600, and 100-6400.

Flash: The X-5 has a built-in pop-up flash for use in low-light
situations. There are several Flash Modes to choose from:

Auto Flash: the flash automatically fires based on brightness of
the scene

Flash Off: the flash does not fire regardless of subject
brightness

Flash On: the flash fires with each picture when manually popped up; does not
charge when retracted

HDR Filter: You can adjust parts of an image that are
too bright or too dark, and process images to simulate an HDR effect.

Collage: You can create a collage image by placing
captured images on a selected pattern.

Red Eye Correction: You can correct images where the
flash has caused the subject to appear with red eyes.

Frame Composite: You can add a decorative frame to
still pictures. You can choose from three frames already stored in the
camera, or get additional frames from the supplied software disc or from the
Pentax website.

Connections

PC/AV Terminal: The proprietary PC/AV terminal can be used to connect the
camera to your computer via the supplied I-USB7 cable. The terminal is USB 2.0
High-Speed compatible. You can also connect the camera to a TV using an optional
I-AVC7 AV cable. The cable has composite video and mono RCA audio plugs. The AV
output is automatically set based upon the hometown entered at the time of
initial setup, in accordance with that region. The video output format can be
manually set to NTSC or PAL, if necessary.

HDMI: You can connect the camera to a high definition TV
(HDTV) via the Micro HDMI terminal (Type D), located on the side of the camera.
A commercially available
HDMI cable is required. The camera's default HDMI output is set to Auto. You
can set it 1080i or 720p, if desired.

DC-In: If you intend to operate the camera continuously for
a long period of time, you should plug the camera into ordinary household
current using the optional K-AC129 AC adapter kit. The AC adapter plugs into the
dedicated DC-In jack on the side of the camera.

Battery Information

Battery Requirements: The Pentax X-5 is powered by 4 "AA"
batteries. You can use Alkaline (supplied), Ni-MH rechargeable, or Lithium. You
will need to set the "AA" battery type in the menu (Auto, Li, Ni-MH, Al). The image storage capacity with a fully
charged battery is as follows:

AA Battery Type

Normal Shooting

Playback Time

Movie Recording Time

Alkaline

330 pictures

420 min

75 min

Ni-MH

500 pictures

500 min

150 min

Lithium

950 pictures

950 min

280 min

Supplied Software

Pentax S-SW129: The X-5 comes with the Pentax S-SW129
software CD-ROM disc with the following applications:

Data for Frame Composite: additional frames for the
Frame Composite function; these frames can be saved to the camera's built-in
memory (along with the three frames already in the memory). Even more frames
can be downloaded from the Pentax website.

Compatible Operating Systems: The supplied
software is compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows:

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP SP3

Macintosh: Mac OS X Ver.10.4, 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7

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Plenty of bang for the buck

Most importantly, the photos are vibrant and detailed, color is natural. Bought this for my 13 year old aspiring photographer and, although fully point-and shoot is great, it has plenty of manual settings that she can use to learn how to tweak a photo. She learned most of the camera's features in a day - so it is easy to use. She especialy loves the fold out LCD screen and having the option of using the viewfinder. And she really enjoys all the great on-camera editting and creative tools. I like the 26 x optical zoom which is smooth and fast. And, finally, I get to be in a few photos and collages! For this price, its best in class and gets my 5 star.